Chess Puzzle #JJrXi — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2163 · Expert · equality, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks a1/h3; bishop h7; pawns a2/c2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/d5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh6 — queen f6→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bf5 — bishop h7→f5.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, one move. The key move is Bf5.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r1k/pp3ppB/5q2/3pn2Q/8/7R/P1P3PP/R6K b - - 2 20

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